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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A joint of the backbone; a vertebra. archaic

Synonyms

All synonyms

vertebravertebra

Etymology

From Middle English spondile, spondyle, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

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